The Washington critic., 1887-08-03
Baseball Personalities.

Bridgeport, DAnbury, Waterbury aud
Springfield clubs. Each club put up $50
as forfeit to remain In the league until the
close OF the season, but poor business com
PEELED one after another to drop out as the
stockholders refused to pay any further AZ
sessments.
al am dead In earnest In what | say"
says Won der Abe OF the st. Louis club,
"and you will find the Browns IN the Ma
tional League next season, unless there Is a |
change in the office Of president and the
percentage system ls adopted. have grown
tired OF making money for all other clubs
In the Association. IL all the Association
clubs were as strong as the Browns, there
would be an element Of doubt In the contest
which would draw, but now we win too
many games, and this is the reason we do
not draw so well at homen
The Newark journal thus lauds Pitcher
Stagg: "Whie in the box he Is constantly
studying the characteristics OF the men he
faces. He thereupon handles the ball ac-
cordingly, and he keeps a batsman CON
stantly thinking Of what he might effect In
the way OF desirable ball. By his great
command OF the ball he is able to fool even
the best of batters. Stagg and Van llaltren
would make great pair"
Everybody will sympathlze with Doeschcr
in his treatment at Detroit. Anson spoke
Of the matter as follows: ~ think the De-
troit Club the most contemplate one in the
country In the treatment OF umplres.
Doescher is us straight as a string and um-
piTes perfectly fair. His Judgment is Al.
You never saw the Detroit Club yet that
did not "kickn every time they got beaten.
1t is disgusting.n
Sullivan plays better fielding game now
than Dalrymple ever did. He covers an
immense territory, and is sure man on
fly ball. Van Haltrcn In right is q jewel,
while Ryan In centre pulls down as many
three baggers and home runs as either OF
his brother felders.- Chicago Tribune.
Providence has sent out many ball cap
tains. Irwin OF the Philies, Farrell of the
Washingtons, Ward, recently captain OF
| the New Yorks, and Denny Of the Indian
apolis make up half the League force OF
| captains.
a Buffalo newspaper man OF many years
| standing says that he never saw second
baseman who could cover as much ground
| as Grant, the colored player.
1t is consolation to know that thing 10
never so bad but that 1t might be worse.
Detroit won two games out of three with
the Giants, but It might have been three
| straight The New York World.
Mike Hines is playing great game with
| the Charlestons. July 90 he made three
| nine.
A Plttsburg paper thinks that for patience
Arthur Whitney "beats the cold beauty on
the monument" as In seven games he made
| ii clean hits.
On their last trip East the Cincinnati
players received $3.50 each every time they
won two games In any one city.
The indianapolis Club has signed Pitcher
Leitner Of the Nyack Club at Sa25 month.
Danny Richardson, the crack little Sec
ond baseman of the New York's, Ia an old
l hos, 10 Ia @t
Hill, whose home is the same city.
Manager Mutrie says: "People complain
about us not winning. i can't make
| O'Rourke or Gore or Tiernan hit the ball
safely. Tscy can give me pointers on bat
ting. Now, In Detroit, Saturday Connor
hit terrific lick which ought to have been
home-run, but the ball struck where 1t
lodged and he only reached third. Now,
| there was nobody out O'Roufke, Gore
and Tiernau followed at the bat, but they
could not hit safe, aud we lost the game by
score OF S tD7. DoesCher also made a
bad decision against us In the fourth in
ming"
Sam Crane will 60 to work for Lynn.
Manager Wright's son, George w. Wright
was a bank clerk until this season, but could
] not stand the pressure, and began playing
I ball, professionally. His father could have
| secured him good engagement, but he
with the ST. Aibans, Vt, team at 800 a
month. Young Wright is good pitcher
and general player His friends think he
will make his malk on the diamond.
The Races at Ivy City.
The entries for the steeplechase, to be
run at Ivy City tomorrow afternoon, are
c. A. Barnes cb. & Jim; b. Hughes blk. G.,
Morgan, and j. Ford Thompson's gr. G.
Kilbuck. This race will certainly be a
good one, and the horse that wins will have
nothing to spare. Mr. rhompson's Kilbucli
is q good Jumper and has a fair turn Of
speed. II properly ridden he will prob.
ably win the cup with Morgan second. The
train accommodations are such that every
one from the Departments can reach the
| track In time to witness the running races
and steeplechase, and possibly the last two
heats of the trot, which Will be called
promptly at o'clock. The first traiL
leaves the b. and o. depot at $3.50, and the
next at I:4O, The charge for admission
will be the same as usual.
General Sporting News.
The London Sporting Life says: That
speedy amateur sprinter, q. q. Wood, has
succeeded In lowering the $50 and 800
yards record. Though a slow starter
Wood, when he gets under way, gets a
prodigious rate on. The l50 was returned
at IA 4-5s., and the 800 at 3ll.. Byrd Page
the An ericsn high jump champion, tried
to lower the champion record OF Z. DAWN =
eft. 22ln., at Carrick .ou-Su!r, July 5, 1880
He could, however, do no better than 6ft
lin., thus tying his previous jump at the
championship sports at Stourbrldge.
They had an extraordinary pigeon flying
match In London n week ago Sunday, whet
between 400 and 500 pigeons were liberated
on the Thames embankment to race to Brus
sells. The birds rose well in the air, and
after taking two turns round, went ava,
out Of sight in sOutheasterly direction
) The arrangements In London were carried
cut by the officials Of the London Colum
barian Society.
Thomas Stevens, the celebrated round
ihC-world traveller, has arranged with Mr.
Il. IL. Mardon, who engineered II VI Stan
ley's, Archibald Forbes, Max o. Rells AMI
! Charles Dickens lecturlng tours, to give
series Of 80 lectures In Great Britain on the
subject OF his ride.
A London barber by the name OF Fred
: Detmuth announces that he will back him
. self to cut head OF hair with any barbe
IN Victoria dock road, for shortness, qalck
ness ard best cut for % a side
The Western Lawn Tennis Association o
Chicego will hold tournament August 10
, The leading players Of the West and one ol
more crack teams OF the East and Canail
VIII be present.
kilIain is 10 no sense the American cham
pion. Sulliyan could whip him with hi
lame arm tied behind he back
The betting In London is 2j to 90 on Jeu
| Smith against kllrain.
A prize.1ght for $50 a side between boy
l3 yeSrs OF age Is bclDg arranged for II